Boutique consultancy

Get on the radar of buyers

42 primitives in this stage — 37 skills · 5 agents. Concept-stage catalogue, kept vendor-agnostic.

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Scan contacts for re-touch triggers

I only ever reached out to whoever was top of mind — this shows me who I have been neglecting and why now matters.

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Flag dormant partners and assemble re-entry hooks

I had six partner relationships I had not touched in over a year and did not realise until a deal slipped through one of them.

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Track outstanding client publication clearances

Three great case studies sat in draft for six months because I forgot to chase clearance — this keeps them moving.

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Monitor the site for drifted or out-of-date claims

Six months after a refresh the site had already drifted — this surfaces the decay before it becomes embarrassing.

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Track CFP deadlines and chase decisions

I missed a CFP deadline for my best-fit conference by four days — this makes sure that never happens again.

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Find the ownable angle

I keep writing pieces that feel generic — this gets me to the one thing only we can say.

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Match format and channel to audience

My piece was solid but ended up in the wrong place — now I decide channel before I write a word.

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Build the argument skeleton

Starting with a blank doc used to paralyse me — now I fix the structure first and the words follow.

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Write the full first draft

I had the skeleton but stared at it for days — this gets me a full draft I can actually edit.

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Sharpen and tighten the draft

My first drafts always run long and repeat themselves — this trims it to something I would actually want to read.

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Run the partner sign-off check

I nearly published something that named a client we had not cleared — this is the gate that stops that.

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Plan the distribution push

I used to just hit publish and hope — this turns a good piece into something that actually reaches people.

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Extract derivative assets from a piece

I wrote a great article that three people saw — this makes it reach ten audiences instead of one.

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Prioritise the short list and propose an angle

The scan gives me 20 people I could contact — this tells me the five I should, and exactly what to say.

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Draft the personalised touchpoint message

Sending a generic check-in feels worse than not sending anything — this writes something that actually lands.

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Draft the catch-up proposal and scheduling note

I always worried the invite would read as a pitch — this frames it as a genuine catch-up people actually want to take.

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Prepare the catch-up briefing

I have shown up to catch-ups not knowing the person had just changed jobs — this makes sure that never happens.

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Draft the post-conversation follow-through

I promised to send something in three calls last month and forgot all three — this closes the loop before the tab closes.

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Draft the double-opt-in introduction

I have been wanting to connect these two people for months — this writes the message I kept overthinking.

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Build the prioritised partner shortlist with rationale

The score told me who was top — this tells me why each one and what to say when I reach out.

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Draft the first-approach message to a target partner

Partner outreach always felt awkward — this frames the mutual interest so it does not read as a pitch.

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Draft a partnership pitch one-pager

I needed something to leave behind that explained the partnership without a 30-minute conversation — this is that document.

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Prepare the exploratory-call brief and agenda

I have gone into partnership calls underprepared and talked past each other — this makes sure I run a structured conversation instead.

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Synthesise call notes into a fit verdict and next step

After exploratory calls I would feel vaguely positive and then nothing happened — this converts the conversation into a decision.

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Draft the partner brief or MOU

We shook hands on a partnership and had different expectations six months later — this pins it down before memory diverges.

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Write the partner re-engagement message

A generic re-connect message to a partner who has been quiet for a year does more harm than good — this earns the re-open.

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Draft the firm description, tagline, and problem-framing statement

Our website copy was written three years ago by someone who no longer works here — this rebuilds the story from what we actually do now.

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Pressure-test the narrative against real client language

We kept using words that made sense inside the firm but meant nothing to the buyer — this closes that gap.

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Decide which completed engagements to write up

We had plenty of good work but no idea which projects to write up first — this gives me a prioritised list I can defend.

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Draft the situation-intervention-outcome write-up

I had the notes but could not turn a complicated project into something a prospect could read in two minutes — this does it.

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Audit the live site against current positioning

The website described a service line we dropped eighteen months ago — this catches that before a prospect does.

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Write home, service, and about page copy

We knew what needed to change on the site but kept putting off writing it — this produces copy I can hand straight to a developer.

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Structure the deck for a 10-15 minute walkthrough

Our credentials deck was a document people read, not a story I could tell — this fixes the architecture before a word is written.

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Write the slide-level content and talking points

I had the structure but each slide was still blank — this fills them with copy that supports confident delivery.

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Draft the canonical practitioner bio

My bio read like a LinkedIn profile that listed jobs — this makes it sound like a person with a distinct point of view.

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Shortlist and rank candidate events

I was saying yes to conferences because they sounded prestigious, not because the right people were there — this fixes the selection logic.

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Draft the abstract, title, and speaker bio

I kept submitting the same abstract to every conference and getting rejected — this matches the pitch to what each organiser actually wants.

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Build or adapt the talk deck outline

I got the slot confirmed and then stared at a blank deck for a week — this gives me a spine to build from.

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Critique a rehearsal run-through

I would rehearse alone and convince myself it was fine — this gives me an honest outside read before the room does.

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Prepare an event working brief

I used to show up at conferences and drift from table to table — this gives me a plan I can actually execute.

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Suggest warm introductions to broker

I realised mid-event that two people I had just met needed to know each other — this makes me a connector, not just a networker.

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Triage contacts and recommend next action

I would come back from events with a stack of business cards and no idea what to do — this converts chaos into a clear action list.